5 Biotech Stocks With Big Catalysts on the Horizon

Upcoming news could send these biotechs soaring

Most stocks broadly reflect a combination of their underlying company’s current value and future prospects. As that value and those prospects evolve over time, so does a stock’s price.

Biotech stocks aren’t “most stocks,” however.

In the world of biotech, a stock’s value is largely dependent on the success or failure of one particular drug. That’s why biotech stocks are notorious for soaring or plunging in just one day — because one announcement can instantaneously make or break a stock’s value.

Of course, if you’re in the right side of the news, a quick fortune can be made.

With that in mind, here are five biotech stocks with catalytic decisions or news scheduled for the near-term future.